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Feb 27, 2008 at 12:01 AMFeb 27, 2008 at 8:00 AM

NATION & WORLD Power outages cripple Florida

Equipment failure and a fire at a Miami substation led to power outages yesterday that affected as many as 3 million people, Florida Power & Light said. The problem caused a nuclear plant south of Miami to automatically shut down. Thousands of FP&L customers still were without power last evening. A3

NATION & WORLD Power outages cripple Florida

Equipment failure and a fire at a Miami substation led to power outages yesterday that affected as many as 3 million people, Florida Power & Light said. The problem caused a nuclear plant south of Miami to automatically shut down. Thousands of FP&L customers still were without power last evening. A3

Snow strikes Great Lakes area

A big storm system dumped heavy snow across the Great Lakes region yesterday and fired up thunderstorms that knocked out power to thousands in the Southeast. Accidents shut down a stretch of I-75 in northern Ohio, and one man died in a wreck on a snow-covered Ohio highway, authorities said. A5

Vatican envoy visits Raul Castro

In his first encounter with a foreign dignitary, new Cuban leader Raul Castro met in private yesterday with the Vatican's No. 2 official. The talks with Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Pope Benedict XVI's secretary of state, came two days after the 76-year-old Castro succeeded his older brother Fidel. A7

Violence flares in northern Iraq

While southern Iraq has been relatively calm, violence has rattled much of the north in recent days. Insurgents attacked passenger buses north of Baghdad yesterday, a suicide bomber killed at least eight people west of Mosul and gunmen seized 21 men traveling through Diyala province. A8

METRO & STATE Snow flies, costs rise

Lots of small snowstorms are eating into salt piles and piling up overtime for local governments. It has snowed on 23 days so far this season, compared with 21 last winter and 19 the winter before that. B1

Utility aid deadline March 31

Residents who need help paying their electric or heating bills must sign up for assistance by March 31 to avoid having their utilities disconnected. A state moratorium on the disconnections ends March 18. Households at 175 percent or less of the federal poverty level are eligible to apply. B1

Dublin schools make cuts

Dublin City Schools announced about $4.1 million in cuts last night, including some teaching positions. The district plans even more cuts as it tries to maintain a strong credit rating. B1

SPORTS OSU men drop one to Hoosiers

Ohio State lost its third straight game, this time to Indiana in Bloomington by a 72-69 score last night. Armon Bassett scored 23 points and Eric Gordon added 17 as the 12th-ranked Hoosiers withstood Kosta Koufos' 21 points. C1

Zwick's Destroyers stock rises

Former Ohio State quarterback Justin Zwick had an interesting three days with the Columbus Destroyers. Waived on Sunday, Zwick was signed to the team's practice squad Monday. Yesterday, the former Buckeye was added to the active roster after backup quarterback Perry Patterson failed his physical because of a knee injury. Zwick will be Matt Nagy's backup when the Destroyers open their Arena Football League season Sunday at Colorado. C3

Jackets trade Foote, Fedorov

Unable to acquire Brad Richards, the big-time center he so badly wanted, Blue Jackets general manager Scott Howson instead traded two pending unrestricted free agents. Defenseman Adam Foote, the Blue Jackets' captain, was traded to the Colorado Avalanche for a first-round draft pick in either 2008 or 2009 plus a fourth-round draft pick in 2009, and center Sergei Fedorov was shipped to the Washington Capitals for Ted Ruth, a defenseman who was drafted in the second round in 2007 and currently is playing for Notre Dame. C1

BUSINESS Banks under scrutiny

The housing crisis that has claimed many victims among Ohio homeowners could hurt some of the state's banks next. Nationally, 76 banks are under scrutiny by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and categorized as "problem institutions" based on their financial health. The banks weren't named, but experts say some are in Ohio. C8

Layoffs ahead at 2 plants

Q3 Stamped Metal Inc.'s employment in Columbus and Urbana will shrink to about 20 from 185 employees after it lost the business of its largest client.

International Truck and Engine Corp.

no longer will be a customer effective March 31. C8

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